Pigeon Talk

Quick question. Iv got at least one pigeon with very watery poops, it has been very hot but they are wetter than i would like. He is acting dehydrated, but I have dunked his head and watched him drink but I know he isn’t feeling well because he isn’t eating peanut treats when he is my main man when it comes to peanuts. Today was the second time of worming them, but he was acting a little odd last night as well so I don’t think that would have anything to do with it. They are going to be treated this week with the 4-1 powder from foys along with the entromune gel and powder. Anything else I could do. Electrolytes in water?
What did you worm them with? These are young birds, correct? This seems a little too rapid of an onset for canker, coccidiosis, or worms. Sounds more like young bird sickness (adenovirus). There's not too much you can do for it as it is a virus, but treating for the onset of the possible canker and ecoli infections is usually advisable (stress is what usually turns these things on). Having said that, I can't see the bird or it's behavior from here, so I am just giving a possibility. Also, just because all birds are housed together, doesn't mean they will all get young bird sickness if one becomes sick. Some can die in a couple days, and some can also recover well in a couple weeks or so... you never really know how it will go. I suppose paratyphoid or ecoli could be possibilities also... what color are the droppings? With adenovirus I believe they are typically kind of yellowish as it's hard on the liver, and paratyphoid and ecoli are greenish and smelly.
 
What did you worm them with? These are young birds, correct? This seems a little too rapid of an onset for canker, coccidiosis, or worms. Sounds more like young bird sickness (adenovirus). There's not too much you can do for it as it is a virus, but treating for the onset of the possible canker and ecoli infections is usually advisable (stress is what usually turns these things on). Having said that, I can't see the bird or it's behavior from here, so I am just giving a possibility. Also, just because all birds are housed together, doesn't mean they will all get young bird sickness if one becomes sick. Some can die in a couple days, and some can also recover well in a couple weeks or so... you never really know how it will go. I suppose paratyphoid or ecoli could be possibilities also... what color are the droppings? With adenovirus I believe they are typically kind of yellowish as it's hard on the liver, and paratyphoid and ecoli are greenish and smelly.
I wormed with moxidectin gel, and yes they are young birds. And he went from 100% to not eating and this in 2 days so I would say it was fast as well. His poops are very watery, and I would say more green than yellow but I have him separated so I can view them a little better. I left him with some food as well to see if he would eat but hasn’t touched it last I saw.
 
I wormed with moxidectin gel, and yes they are young birds. And he went from 100% to not eating and this in 2 days so I would say it was fast as well. His poops are very watery, and I would say more green than yellow but I have him separated so I can view them a little better. I left him with some food as well to see if he would eat but hasn’t touched it last I saw.
It could be that he ate something bad and ended up with sour crop or something. Is his crop emptying? or possibly full of water all the time?
 
It could be that he ate something bad and ended up with sour crop or something. Is his crop emptying? or possibly full of water all the time?
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his crop feels pretty empty, but he also hasn’t eaten much in the past few days. I have left food out at all times for him and he has barely eaten the small seeds and no peanuts. Should I force feed peas?
 
Thankyou, i was hoping I would see an improvement by now :/ I’m just thankful that all the others seem okay, but I sure wish I knew what it was.
I'm so sorry. I hate when my birds are sick. Diagnosing pigeons is so hard. All of the illnesses have the same symptoms. So you almost just have to treat with a generic med, like a 4-1 or an all-1, and hope for the best :(
 
If he's not eating, it would probably be a good idea to feed him some peas. Something which is easy to digest would be good... something like chicken pellets which is already ground up would probably be ideal
Do you mean like frozen, thawed, green peas? I like them because they help hydration also, vs the dried peas you would need to give grit and water as well? Tube feeding is a skill I wish I had in case of situations like this. I only ever lost one YB to illness. Wouldn't eat.
 
Do you mean like frozen, thawed, green peas? I like them because they help hydration also, vs the dried peas you would need to give grit and water as well? Tube feeding is a skill I wish I had in case of situations like this. I only ever lost one YB to illness. Wouldn't eat.
Yes, the frozen sweet peas... I should have been more clear. The dried peas would definitely be harder to digest, unless you cooked them like for split pea soup and then blended it and fed it with a syringe
 

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